Green gorilla

I just returned from the magical land of Tokyo yesterday and have tons I'd like to share, but bear with me as I'll probably be disoriented all week from the long flight. I thought I'd start with some of the amazing things I picked up over there. Wandering around Harajuku looking for interesting shops, I stumbled upon one called Dog that was down a flight of ominous stairs leading to a shop blaring chest-pounding bass. I was greeted with rack after rack of very rare and very interesting vintage & one-of-a-kind current pieces-- certainly the source of many outfits that line the pages of Fruits (and I'm positive I've seen the store name in credits before). Since I found Dog early on in my stay in Tokyo, I decided to hold out on getting anything except this clear pregnant keychain that was too insane not to buy.



After a few days of wandering around the city some more, I couldn't get this one ultra-hairy green mohair sweater out of my head I had seen days earlier at Dog. So I went back and got it and so glad I did. These pictures don't do it justice- you have to see and feel it in person! I look forward to experimenting with different tops or nothing underneath.


trying my hand at a brighter version of the Balenciaga blue eyebrows...


sweater, whowhat via Dog; nude tank, Uniqlo; skirt, H&M; cut-out pants, Topshop; necklace, DIY/Canal St; shoes, Unbilical

On my last day, I had a few hours to spare before my flight, so I thought I'd search for shoe store Tokyo Bopper, which thankfully was very easy to find. I knew the shoes I wanted right away and after trying them on and seeing how comfortable and easy they were to walk in despite the large platform, it was a done deal. They are by Unbilical, one of two brands that are designed and exclusively sold by Tokyo Bopper.





Yama (who works at Bopper) was very helpful, and kindly let me photograph her as well after I obliged to be snapped for their blog wearing my purchase.



Apparently she has fuzzy sweater syndrome too!